Berimbau: Bowed Sounds at the Heart of Afro-Brazilian Tradition
(headline image: Berimbau) The berimbau is a single-stringed musical bow that functions as both instrument and cultural emblem. Though now most closely associated with Brazil,…
Buy What They’re Selling
“La Vendedora” (the seller) by Cuban/French duo Las Panteras (Eliene Castillo and Martha Galarraga) is a sassy bit of scritchy-scratchy Latin rhythm, jaunty piano, call-and-response…
Borderless Voices: Horzines Stara Pushes Limits on Bords de Terre – Dubhe
Horzines Stara – Bords de Terre – Dubhe (Vlad Productions / InOuïe Distribution, 2022) Horzines Stara’s 2022 release Bords de Terre – Dubhe (Edge of…
Mariza Brings the Soul of Fado to BAM
(headline image: fado singer Mariza – Photo by Miguel Angelo) Mariza is set to perform at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House on Saturday, November 15,…
Grecia Albán Weaves South American Folklore Into the Future
Grecia Albán – Nubes Selva (Folkalist Records, 2025) Charmind Ecuadorian singer and songwriter Grecia Albán makes her label debut with Nubes Selva (“Cloud Jungle”), an…
Scottish folk band Rhuvaal Drops “Lochcarron”
Rhuvaal, a six-piece contemporary Celtic folk group from Argyll, has released a new single titled “Lochcarron.” Formed in 2015, the band has spent the past…
Japanistan Trio: Crossroads Without Borders
Kengo Saito / Japanistan Trio – Douce Errance (Felmay, 2025) On Douce Errance, the Japanistan Trio weaves Afghan rubab, Japanese shakuhachi, and Persian tombak through…
The 12th Edition of Voces del Jazz y del Caribe Festival Brings Memory, Youth, and Rhythm to the Fore
From August 14 to 17, the colonial streets of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, will echo with jazz, soukous, salsa, zouk, and Afro-fusion. The 12th edition…
Trobozanke Present Šokačko Kolo: Music from Eastern Croatia
Trobozanke – Šokačko Kolo: Music from Eastern Croatia (Antonovka Records, 2025) In traditional Slavonian villages, trobozanke referred to the most skilled female church singers, typically…
DakhaBrakha Returns with Their Unstoppable “Ethno-Chaos”
(headline image: DakhaBrakha – Photo by Vitaliy Vorobyov) DakhaBrakha is set to perform at Pioneer Works on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Formed at Kyiv’s DAKH…